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The Susan Dowdle School of Dance’s annual concert always features a riot of colourful costumes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 14, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacarandas in bloom always mean end-of-year exams in Queensland. And in the South Burnett, they also mean end-of-year concerts for the region’s dance schools.<\/p>\n

Murgon dance fans were treated to a special matinee performance of the Susan Dowdle School of Dance’s<\/b><\/a> annual concert last Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The matinee allowed students to work off performance jitters in front of a large crowd – and they did so with a remarkable grace that the audience rewarded with waves of applause.<\/p>\n

If you missed it, though, don’t despair!<\/p>\n

The students were just warming up for this Saturday’s gala evening performance at Murgon Town Hall before dance classes wind down for the summer vacation.<\/p>\n

The school was established by professional dance teacher Susan Mollenhauer (nee Dowdle) 12 years ago.<\/p>\n

Susan – or Miss Susan, as she’s known to her students – lovingly guides her charges through four terms every year in preparation for the end-of-year concert, assisted by seven other dance teachers.<\/p>\n

The teachers also help prepare students who want to pursue dance professionally to prepare for Royal Academy Of Dance and Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing exams.<\/p>\n

Since 2000, the school has trained hundreds of young South Burnett dancers in classical, tap, hip hop and jazz.<\/p>\n

Several graduates have gone to become professional dancers and dance teachers themselves.<\/p>\n

But Susan says the real joy of teaching is that for most of her students, dance is simply a fun way to exercise and gain increased confidence, poise and grace, fitness and flexibility while they learn how to work as part of a team.<\/p>\n

It’s an infectiously positive view, and probably the major reason why the school’s annual concerts have grown to become a high point of Murgon’s cultural calendar: a riot of colourful costumes and a genuine enthusiasm for dance that rarely fails to entertain and enthrall.<\/p>\n

This Saturday night, Murgon Town Hall’s doors will open at 6:30pm and the final concert of the year will start at 7:00pm.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $12 for adults and secondary students and $7 for primary school students (pre-schoolers are free).<\/p>\n

They’ll be available at the door.<\/p>\n

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Five-year-olds Lucy Dyson, Emily Palmer and Jorja Cross getting ready to go on stage\u00a0at last Sunday’s matinee performance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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